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Think about the multitude of information you store on, or enter into, your devices. Photos, videos, emails, social media passwords, online banking details - there’s probably a lot. And then think how it would feel if this information got into the wrong hands. Not good.

As the world's data is growing exponentially, cybercriminals have thought up increasingly complex ways to get hold of your information, from simple password hacks and phishing scams to malware attacks. Sometimes, simply oversharing can cause your personal information to be used illegitimately. If you want to keep your private information private, there are now a lot of things you need to consider. Here are five places to start...

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It’s our favourite day of the year (we feel like it was created just for us!).

Is one day a year enough though? No. Your computer should be clean all year round, which is why we developed a tool to do it for you. My team helps people with all sorts of queries about CCleaner, so I know it inside out!

You might not realize that every time you use your computer it accumulates junk files, data and settings...

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It starts when you’re mindlessly using your PC, unaware of any issues, then there it is: the dreaded pop up which informs you that your computer has a number of errors. It asks you to pay to clean your machine and remove the junk you previously didn’t know you had.

In a blog post this week, Barak Shein from Microsoft’s Windows Defender Security Research said, “There has been an increase in free versions of programs that purport to scan computers for various errors, and then use alarming, coercive messages to scare customers into buying a premium version of the same program”.

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If a new computer wasn’t on your festive wishlist (or you just didn’t get what you’d hoped for), don’t panic. While that ‘new PC’ feeling is undeniably great, don’t give up on your old machine just yet. There are some quick and easy steps you can take to restore your tired machine and get it working the way it used to...

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